Bag rack



Jan. 5 1926. 1,568,877

L. J. CAYWOOD BAG RACK Filed March l0. 1924 Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

LEM'UEL J. cA'YWoon-or MONTEREY PARK, CALIFRNIA.

site Rack.

Application nieu March 10, 1924'. serialv ira-691x042.'

To allwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LEMmL J CAYwooD, a vcitizen of the United States, residing at Monterey Park, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bag Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention'relateste a rack for holding and printing paper bags and it has as one of its objects the provision of a` rack into which a stack of bags may be placed, the rack automatically shuliiing the bags to accomplish a positioning -of the Y-bags with respect to eachother so that a predetermined number `of bags may readily be withdrawn fromthe rack.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means for printing a lbag as it is withdrawn from a rack of't'his invention.

Vith the foregoing objects in view, together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequently appear, my invention resides in the construction and arrangement of yparts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is Lan elevational view -of a rack embodying my invention and `showing paper bags in the rack,

Fig. 2 is a side view of the rack,y

Fig. 3 is a section taken onthe 'line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and y Fig. 4 is an end view of a printing roller and inki-ng pad employed in my device.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description thereof, the numeral V7 indicates the base of the rack, which may rest ona counter 7a. To the base 7 is secured on one side and at the ends thereof uprights 8 and 9 respectively, and `at its middle portion an upright 10a and `to the other side of the member 7, opposite the upright 10, is secured an upright l0. A member 11 is spaced above the base 7 and is similarly secured to the uprights 8, 9, 10 and 10a. A horizontal bar 12 has pointed ends 13 which penetrate the member 11 from the under side thereof. The bar 12 has side portions 1-2a which project in front of the uprights 8 and 9 and thus serve tospace the front portion of the'bar 12 from the uprights Sand 9. p l

Associated with the central portion of the 'bar l? .iS e member' .1.5 seemed there@ ,by

having its upper end portion bent around the bar 12. The member 15 is bent back on itself at a point 16 forming a space 17 into which is tightly litted a tongue 18 of a spring 19, the lower end portion of which 1s secured by fasteningmeans 20 to a frame .21, in which are rotatably ymounted a printing cylinder 22 and a cylindrical inking pad 23, the'inkingpad and the printing cylinder being in Contact with each other. The lower end of the member 15 is provided with a point 15, which, ,by penetrating the base 7, serves to keep the member 15 in position. The inner side of the lower portion of the member 15-is provided with V`ser- 'rations or teeth 25, which, by reason of the inclined position given the lower portion of the member 15, serve to shuttle, or hold in graduated position, a bunch `of paper bags 27, which are held between the upright 10a and the horizontal ba-r 12. It will `be seen that the top of the outermost bag-is 'highest andthe tops of the inner bags are successively in lower positions. This arrangement facilitates the" withdrawal of a bagkor any desired number of bags from the rac l, Y l

Vhen the bags 27 are in position, the

printing'cylinder` 22 is kept by the Atension of the spring 19 against the outermost bag and when this bagis Awithdrawn the printing cylinder, which contains the'mattervto be printed, rotates 1against the `bag and prints thereon, the printing cylinder deriving ink from the cylindricalinking pad withlwhich it-is in contact, andagainst which it rotates; the 'cylindrical inking` pad also being ro'- tated. `This feature of the invention 4provides for a simple, economical `and eiicient means of advertising. l Y 1 n Opposite the rack described above `may be placed a rack 30 of the same construction but adapted tohold bags of a differentsize than the bags27. n p

A rack formed of aV bar, plate, or the like, such as 15, with the serrations or teeth 25p, may be used'vfor other purposesthan stack# ing paper bags. It may` usefully be em# ployed for other paper articlessuch as newspapers or the'lilre which it is desired to shuie or placefin the vrack in echelonwfso that one at a time may be readily withdrawn. I VlVhile herein described one of my invention, modifications thereof may be devised without departing from the spirit thereof, and it is to be understood that such modifications come within the scopel of this invention.

Vhat is claimed is:

l. A bag rack Comprising in combination a rigid backing member forming a backing tor the bags, a front retaining member having seri-ations at its inner side, adapted to shuttle or arrange bags in echelon, a closed connection between the lower end of the front retaining` member and the backing member and a spaced open end at the upperI part of the backing member and the 'iront retaining member whereby bags may only be removed through the upper open end.

2. A bag rack comprising in combination a frame composed of a rigid substantially vertical backing member, a front inclined member secured thereto at its lower end and forming a lower closure and having a series of sei-rations on. its inner faces adapted to shuttle or arrange bags in echelon and a brace connecting the front inclined member at its upper end to the backing member, said brace holding the inclined member spaced t'rom the backing member and forming an opening for the insertion and removal ot' bags.

3. A bag rack comprisinoin combination an upright board forming` aviacking tor bags, an inclined bar or the like having a prong at its lower end and driven into the board and forming a closure between the board and the inclined bar, a series olf scri-ations on the inner edge of the bar adapted to shutlle or arrange bags in echelon, the upper end ot the bar having a cross piece spaced trom the board adapted to hold bags and allow for the insertion and removal otl the bags only from the upper end of the inclined bar.

4f. A bag rack as claimed in claim 3, in which the cross piece has arms on each end with means thereon ttor attachment to the board.

5. A bag rack comprising in combination an upright board forming a backing for bags, an inclined bar or the like having a series ot teeth or serrations at its lower inside face adapted to shutiie or arrange the bags between the board and the bar in echelon, means to secure the inclined bar to the board at its lower end and form a permanent closure, a rod attached to the upper end of the inclined bar and extending cross wise thereoic parallel to the face of the board and having arms extending towards the board and means to secure said arms to the board, thereby spacing the upper end of the inclined bar from the board and forming an opening for the insertion, the retaining in position and the removal of the ban'.

G. A bag rack as claimed in claim 5, in which the inclined bar is secured to the .board at its iower .end by a prong and in which the arms have a point forming a prong.

7. A bag rack comprising in combination a backing member, a front inclined member adapted to arrange a series ot bags held in the rack in echelon, and a printing device held in the rack and pressing against the outermost bag` to print each bag in succession as it is withdrawn through the widest part of the rack.

8. A bag rack comprising in combination an upright support forming a backing for the. bags, an inclined bar or the like havingl a series of serrations on its inner edge adapted to stack the bags in echelon, a printing roller supported in the rack and bearing against the outermost bag, means to ink the printing roller, and means to press the printing roller against each successive bag as the outermost bag is withdrawn after printing.

f). bag rack comprising in combination an upright backing member. a front inclined bar or the like having a series ot serrations on its inner surface, a rod atthe top ot the rack engaging the backing member and the fronty bar, a printing rolle-r supported by a spring trom the inclined bar, and an inking device therefor, said printing roller being situated within the rack and adapted to press against the outside bag and thereby print each bag in succession as it withdrawn trom the rack.

l0. A bag rack (-'omprising means vtor shuiiling a pluralityv ot bags as the latter are inserted into the rack, said shullling means comprising a series ot serrations, and means tor printing on the outermost bag as it is withdrawn from the rack, said printing means eon'iprising a l'oller, a tensioned spring for pressing the roller against the bag to be printed and an inking pad in contact with the roller.

ll. A bag rack having in combination therewith a printing device, an upright backing member forming a backing l`or a stack of flat bags, a front member. a printing roller between the *front member and the backing member, and a spring to press the printing roller against the outside o the stack of bags or the like.

12. A bag rack having in combination therewith an upright backing member forming a backing for a stack oli' tlat bags, a printing roller having an inking device eo-operative therewith. a trame supporting the printing roller in iront o t the backing member.y and a spring adapted to press the printingr roller toward the backing member against the outermost bag of a stack ot' bags which may be placed therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have signed mv name to this specification. i

LEMUEL J. CAYWOOD. 

